WEEKLY REPORT AS AT 6TH TO 12th SEPTEMBER 2010

THE CLINIC

The week started quietly the clinic managing to see 25 outpatients and 5 maternity cases. Most patients came suffering from malaria; this is because most residents travel to western Kenya during school holidays where malaria is very common.

Amongst the staff – Florence was diagnosed with malaria and high fever. She was treated and now on sick off for a couple of days.

We raised a total of Kshs 47,080 higher than last week. Maternity generated Kshs 10,700 while outpatients generating Kshs 37,080. The expenses totaled Kshs 21,700 leaving a balance of Kshs 26,080, which was saved, to the bank.

The expenses were lower since electricity is paid once a month so didn’t appear in this week. You will also note there was no water bought since we were lucky to have received free water from Nairobi City Water.

Solomon - lab is showing having been paid 2,500/- because his salary is Kshs 17,500/- from the 200 USD sent the clinic adds the Kshs 2,500/- every month.

We still continue to buy drugs from the money we receive in small quantities.

LEARNING CENTRE

By Friday the total number of children who had reported were 26 from a total of 37. The reason given by the teacher is that some went through circumsion ritual and are now healing while the rest could have traveled to their rural home and are trying to come back to Nairobi.

Those who reported had lost weight.

On 9th September Sheila Muyodi a student from Kileleshwa was brought at night by the parent with high fever, was tested and found with malaria and was put on treatment.

COMMUNITY OUTREACH

Last Thursday 9/9/2010 only 11 clients reported. During the past a full attendance was 120 clients although those registered are 200.. The number started reducing day by day as most clients are looking for other projects that can supply them with food. Surprisingly, the parents of our children from Learning Centre and Kileleshwa have also stopped coming.

When I asked the Community Health Worker, she confirmed that through her mobilization visits, she found out that most of the clients are now going to St. Francis Church, which is providing them with food, medication and could get sponsorship for their children up to secondary level. I also spoke to a few whom I happened to meet on the streets and they confirmed that since they were not receiving food they had to look for another alternative. This problem started soon after the food distribution was stopped, but we never new the situation could be this bad.

Currently she is in the process of recruiting new members.

A close look of things show that the clients’ dropping is also affecting the flow of patients at the clinic and our children’s attendance at the Learning Centre and it could also affect the Kileleshwa lot if the situation is not addressed urgently.